[lmm]

> If you leave them to rot in prison like you suggested, people are going to be upset that the society is paying to keep them alive(surely it would be better to get rid of them?)

I've heard that execution as practiced in the US today is more expensive than life imprisonment.

[pawn]

I know a lot of people who would be okay with us going the cheaper route of putting a bullet in their head rather than the more costly method of injection.

[chrisbennet]

Its not the injection that makes it expensive. Its the years of legal costs.